746

Public Assistance

Scope Note

Tax-supported agencies for the administration and dispensing of relief; categorical aid (e.g., grants to needy mothers, invalids, crippled children, dependent old people); unemployment relief (e.g., doles, public works programs); public welfare policies; justifications of public welfare as opposed to private relief; etc.

Broader Term
740 Health And Welfare
Related Terms
464 Labor Supply And Employment
653 Public Works
657 Public Welfare
730 Social Problems
Use Fors
Agencies (government welfare)
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
Day care (public support)
Day nurseries (public support)
Food stamps
Foster homes (public welfare programs)
Fraternal relief agencies
Public welfare
Relief (unemployment)
Relief agencies (government)
Unemployment relief (general)
Welfare institutions (public)
Workers' Compensation (public assistance)
Works Progress Administration (WPA)
Identifier
746

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